Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 14.18
Celebrate With Worship and Prasādam
“I propose to perform a name-giving ceremony. We should observe a festival and call for the brāhmaṇas because today is very auspicious.
What the purport teaches
- The proposal is to hold a name-giving festival and invite the brāhmaṇas on an auspicious day.
- Giving a child a name is among the purificatory processes called daśa-vidha-saṁskāra.
- Such a festival should include worshiping Nārāyaṇa and distributing prasādam, chiefly among the brāhmaṇas.
Try this today
Write down one way to include worship of Nārāyaṇa or distribution of prasādam in your next celebration.
Ask yourself
How could worship and sharing prasādam become more central to your celebrations?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.